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This document provides information from the Haddon Township Assessor's Office regarding property assessment and tax-related matters. It outlines the assessor's responsibilities in discovering, listing, and valuing properties, as well as the process for appealing property assessments. Tax deductions available to qualifying residents, such as those for senior citizens, veterans, and disabled persons, are described. The document also explains added and omitted assessments, emphasizing the importance of obtaining necessary permits and inspections during property improvements, with assessment appeals due by December 1st.

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--- Document: Assessor’s Office Information Sheet Document ---
Assessor’s Oﬃce 
 
The Assessor is responsible for discovering, lisƟng and the valuaƟon of all properƟes within the 
municipality. Sales, income, and cost data are analyzed in order to determine the assessed value of 
each parcel included on the Tax List presented to the Camden County Board of TaxaƟon each January. 
This Tax List also includes a directory for parcel idenƟﬁcaƟon, informaƟon concerning exempt 
properƟes, tax data and a schedule of all tax ratables within the municipality. 
All appeals must be ﬁled with the Camden County Board of TaxaƟon  by April 1 of each year, except 
those properƟes with an assessed value in excess of $1,000,000, which may be ﬁled directly to the Tax 
Court in Trenton. PeƟƟons of appeal with instrucƟons may be obtained at the county oﬃce located at 
Camden County Board of TaxaƟon, 509 Lakeland Road, Blackwood, NJ 08012 or by calling (856) 225-
5238 aŌer receipt of your postcard noƟﬁcaƟon in February. 
There are several tax deducƟons available to qualifying residents. These include: 
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State of New Jersey Local Property Tax Forms 
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Disabled veterans’ exempƟon _ D.V.S.S.E. 
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Veteran deducƟon _ V.S.S. 
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Un-remarried widow of veteran deducƟon _ V.S.S. 
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Un-remarried widow of disabled veteran exempƟon _ D.V.S.S.E. 
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Senior ciƟzen deducƟon _ P.T.D. & PTD-SI 
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Surviving Spouse (55 years or older) of exisƟng senior ciƟzen deducƟon _ P.T.D. & PTD-SI 
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Disabled person deducƟon_ P.T.D. & PTD-SI 
   ApplicaƟon submited must include ALL required documents needed for review of applicaƟon.   
Incomplete applicaƟon will be returned.  
 
Please see below for qualifying informaƟon or contact the Assessor's oﬃce. 
Senior ciƟzens and disabled persons wishing to apply for a $250 deducƟon in taxes may contact the 
Assessor's Oﬃce for an applicaƟon or download the applicaƟon from NJ Division of TaxaƟon - Local 
Property Tax Forms.   LimitaƟons for income and residency apply. 
In order to qualify for the $250 senior ciƟzens deducƟon, you must: 
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Have a combined income of $10,000 or less, excluding Social Security 
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Be 65 years or over 
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Own property in Haddon Township as of October 1 of the pre-tax year 
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Be a full-Ɵme (legal) resident of Haddon Township 
Beginning in January 2021, veterans, who were honorably discharged and acƟvely served in the United 
States military, may apply for a $250 deducƟon. Contact the Assessor's Oﬃce for an applicaƟon or 
download the applicaƟon from NJ Division of TaxaƟon - Local Property Tax Forms. 
In order to qualify for the $250 Veteran DeducƟon, you must: 
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Own property in Haddon Township as of October 1 of the pre-tax year 
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Be honorably discharged from acƟve service and have DD-214 papers along with discharge 
papers 


 
ADDED ASSESSMENTS 
New construcƟon, structural addiƟons and improvements completed aŌer October 1 are valued and 
taxed under the Added Assessment Law. This way property which becomes assessable aŌer October 1 
does not avoid its fair share of the tax burden for the rest of the year. A new structure, or an addiƟon to 
or alteraƟon of an old structure, completed aŌer January 1 and before October 1, is valued as of the 
ﬁrst day of the month following compleƟon. If the value when completed is greater than the assessed 
value placed on the structure on October 1 of the pretax year (parƟal assessment based on the value 
present at that Ɵme), an added assessment based on the diﬀerence must be made. The added 
assessment is prorated on the number of full months remaining in the tax year. Tax exempt properƟes 
which lose their exempt status are also subject to the Added Assessment Law. Added Assessments are 
payable on November 1 and become delinquent if not Ɵmely paid. 
OMITTED ASSESSMENTS 
AddiƟonal assessments which, through error, were not made at the proper Ɵme may be placed on the 
tax rolls through the Omited Assessment Laws. An omited assessment can be made for the current 
year of discovery and one prior year. The Omited Assessment Laws provide that in any year or in the 
next succeeding year, the county board of taxaƟon or the municipal tax assessor respecƟvely may, in 
accordance with the provisions of this act, assess any taxable property omited from the tax rolls for 
the parƟcular year. Omited assessments are payable on November 1 and become delinquent if not 
Ɵmely paid. 
APPEALS 
Taxpayers who disagree with their property’s assessment have the right to appeal to their county tax 
board (or directly with the State Tax Court if the property is assessed for more than $1,000,000) on or 
before April 1 or 45 days from the date the Assessment NoƟﬁcaƟons are mailed by the taxing district, 
whichever is later; or May 1st where a municipal-wide revaluaƟon or municipal-wide reassessment has 
been implemented (December 1 for added and omited assessments.) The required appeal forms may 
be obtained from the County Board of TaxaƟon. 
If you did not receive an Added Assessment Tax bill for work completed in the previous year, you will 
receive an "Omited Added" Assessment bill in addiƟon to an "Added Assessment" bill the year 
following the improvement. 
Please note, not scheduling a ﬁnal inspecƟon for your building permit does not delay the added 
assessment tax bill. 
CauƟon When Buying or Selling Home 
In order to avoid purchasing a home and later receiving a surprise or unexpected Added Assessment 
bill for work performed by the prior owner with or without the proper construcƟon permits. Request 
that your atorney order a "Municipal Tax Search" from the Haddon Township Tax Collector.  Check with 
the tax oﬃce for current cost and respond Ɵme is rouƟnely provided within 5-10 days of receipt of the 
request. This search will provide a lisƟng of any unpaid tax payments, unpaid sewer payments, open 
building or plumbing permits, and any potenƟal Added and/or Omited Added tax assessments. This 
will make you aware of a pending tax increase due to an improvement performed by the prior owner. 
Any person selling a home should contact the ConstrucƟon Oﬃce in Haddon Township to ensure all 
construcƟon permits are completed, and ﬁnal inspecƟons performed suﬃciently before a scheduled 
home closing. The phone number is (856)833-6265. 
If it is discovered that permits and/or CerƟﬁcaƟon of Occupancy have not been obtained, or that there 
may be an Added Assessment or Omited Assessment pending, it is suggested that you ask your 
atorney to address the issue of potenƟal ﬁnes or assessments in your closing documents. 


AddiƟonally, you should be aware of any tax appeal or other liƟgaƟon pending for the property. 
Purchasers of commercial properƟes should inquire as to whether or not the current owner has 
complied with the ﬁling requirements for Chapter 91 (Income and Expense) statements. Non-
compliance may preclude the purchasers from the appeal process. 
   
Property Tax Relief Programs Click Here:  
htps://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxaƟon/relief.shtml 
 Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights (P.L. 2017, c. 128) 
 Overview 
The Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights ensures that: 1) All property taxpayers are accorded the basic rights 
of fair and equitable treatment under the State ConsƟtuƟon and laws of New Jersey; 2) All property 
taxpayers receive the informaƟon and assistance they need to understand and meet their property tax 
responsibiliƟes. 
 Services to Property Taxpayers 
As a property taxpayer, you have the right to obtain informaƟon explained in simple, nontechnical 
terms about: 
Your responsibiliƟes and rights as a property owner and property taxpayer; 
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Your real property assessment and how it is determined and calculated; 
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 Your right to appeal and how to appeal an assessment you believe is incorrect as to your 
property or as to another property in the same county and the Ɵme limits involved; 
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Your right, in the context of a property tax appeal, to view the property record card of other real 
property in the municipality; 
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Responsiveness - You have the right to expect quesƟons will be responded to within a 
reasonable amount of Ɵme; 
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Statements and NoƟces - You have the right to expect all noƟces you receive will clearly idenƟfy 
the purpose of the communicaƟon and the proper procedure when responding; 
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For More InformaƟon - Many Local Property Tax forms and publicaƟons are available on 
the State Division of TaxaƟon website; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Frequently Asked QuesƟons (FAQs) 
When I obtain a Building Permit to improve my property (examples: siding, kitchen or bathroom 
renovaƟon, construcƟon of a family room or bedroom dormer) when and how will my property 
assessment be increased? 
AŌer a representaƟve from the assessor's oﬃce inspects the property (in its enƟrety), the property is 
assessed at the current market value (as of October 1). The added assessment is the amount of the 
diﬀerence between the old assessment and the value of the enƟre property at the end of the project, 
not the amenity itself or cost of the job. The property must be valued from scratch. The result is 
adjusted to the same valuaƟon date as the date of the last town wide revaluaƟon so that everyone has 
the same base year for assessment. The assessment is calculated as of October 1 and prorated for the 
months that it was complete. The compleƟon date is determined by the Assessor according to 
"readiness for intended use" and not by the date of the ﬁnal inspecƟon. In cases where it was 
completed during the prior year, an omited added assessment bill will also be received. All bills are 
sent out by the Tax Collector by October 25 and due payable, in full, on the following November 1. The 
dates for added and omited added assessments, as well as the Ɵme frame in which the bills are 
mailed out and due payable, are mandated by the State of New Jersey.  
Is it true that if I get a Building Permit and the work is complete and I do not call the Building 
Department oﬃce for a ﬁnal inspecƟon, I will not receive an added assessment bill? 
No. The ﬁnal inspecƟon by the building department does not determine the date of assessment. The 
assessor must value the property when that property is "substanƟally ready for its intended use", 
which is determined by the assessor and may pre-date the date used for the CerƟﬁcate of Occupancy 
or the date of a ﬁnal inspecƟon.  
What if the permit does not list everything, I have done on it or what if I do not take out a permit to 
begin with? 
In cases where the permit does not include everything you have done, for instance you had a siding 
permit and you ﬁnished the basement when the work was being done, the assessor must address all 
of the changes during the inspecƟon. The assessor must value the enƟre property each Ɵme it is re-
assessed. 
Not geƫng a permit for work done in your home does not prevent an assessment. It is also unwise to 
have work done without a permit for two reasons 1) building inspecƟons are necessary for safety, not 
a method for raising revenue for the Township. If your house had a ﬁre and sustained damage, and you 
did not get the proper permits and inspecƟons, your insurance company might not reimburse you for 
damage, and 2) if the assessor's oﬃce discovers that you have done something to improve your 
property value, an assessment is made regardless of whether there was a permit or not. The assessor 
will then have to assume that the work had been done within the past two years and issue 
assessments for both the current and the past year.  
What if I do not agree with the value on the bill? 
When you get the added bill, you are obligated to pay it in full, regardless of whether or not you agree 
to the assessment ﬁgure on the bill. You then have unƟl December 1 of that year to appeal the added 
assessment. AŌer that date, no one will be able to appeal the added assessment, even the assessor. 
Please note that you do not have to speak to, or meet with, the assessor prior to ﬁling an appeal. 
AddiƟonally, your taxes must be paid in full or the case will not be heard in court